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. >> heather: mr. tillerson feels that nato is important. and that our european allies have reason to be concerned about russia. >> very much so. european allies are concerned that russia is too aggressive and they rely on united states, and germany and britain to make sure nato is strong. the greatest power differential between the united states and russia nato. we have a great a liiance and putin has nothing like this. one hopes that president trump would build up on nato and with merkel. there is a concern that he will try to make deals with putin on the islamic state and at the expense of europe. >> heather: his cabinets pick publics are certainly taking a strong stance on that. i want to ask you about china and the south china sea and building up islands and a lot of oil reserves under that and so much shipping and commerce goes through that. how does the incomcanning administration handle that. >> it will be a difficult issue with china it pertains to international you law. and china built up its military in the violation of internatio
. >> heather: mr. tillerson feels that nato is important. and that our european allies have reason to be concerned about russia. >> very much so. european allies are concerned that russia is too aggressive and they rely on united states, and germany and britain to make sure nato is strong. the greatest power differential between the united states and russia nato. we have a great a liiance and putin has nothing like this. one hopes that president trump would build up on nato and with...
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rex tillerson put exxon's interests before america's.. i'm not here to represent the us government's interest. instead, tillerson sided with putin. with billions in russian oil deals... he opposed us sanctions on russia... ...for war crimes forced to pay hundreds of millions for toxic pollution... ...putting profits ahead of our kid's health. tell your senators to reject rex tillerson. and protect american interests not corporate interests. jummy: talk about one upping the first family. jeff bezos who owns amazon will be neighbors with president and mrs. obama. bezos bought a former textile museum and plans to turn it into a 27,000 square foot single-family home. it sold in october for $23 million cash. ivanka trump and her husband are also moving into a new home in colorado as -- in kalorama as well. i cash. veronica: one, two. come on, hurry up. all right. out there this morning it is very warm. you are going to notice as we step out the door. in fact, a lot of folks with a sleeveless if not no jacket at all today. 59 the
rex tillerson put exxon's interests before america's.. i'm not here to represent the us government's interest. instead, tillerson sided with putin. with billions in russian oil deals... he opposed us sanctions on russia... ...for war crimes forced to pay hundreds of millions for toxic pollution... ...putting profits ahead of our kid's health. tell your senators to reject rex tillerson. and protect american interests not corporate interests. jummy: talk about one upping the first family. jeff...
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tillerson. these people are dead. >> and rubio says he has not yet decided whether he'll vote to approve tillerson's nomination, and without rubio's support, tillerson's confirmation could actually be in jeopardy. >>> and speaking of confirmations, attorney general nominee jeff sessions also had a tough time on capitol hill, especially with black lawmakers. his colleagues, senator cory booker and representative john lewis, were among those warning that sessions has shown hostility towards civil rights. sessions denies accusations of racism and says he's totally committed to freedom and equality for every citizen. >>> defense secretary nominee retired general james mattis is set to testify before the senate armed services committee this morning. congress is expected to approve a waiver of an existing law that requires former service members to be out of uniform for at least seven years before serving as defense secretary. mattis left active duty in 2013, just four years ago. >>> and former republ
tillerson. these people are dead. >> and rubio says he has not yet decided whether he'll vote to approve tillerson's nomination, and without rubio's support, tillerson's confirmation could actually be in jeopardy. >>> and speaking of confirmations, attorney general nominee jeff sessions also had a tough time on capitol hill, especially with black lawmakers. his colleagues, senator cory booker and representative john lewis, were among those warning that sessions has shown...
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mr. tillerson: yes. senator rubio: if congress passed the bill imposing mandatory visa bans and asset free sanctions on persons who engage in significant activities under mining the private or public infrastructure and democratic institutions in the united states would you advise the president to sign it? mr. tillerson: i would certainly want to examine all the corners, all four corners of that. >> those are the four corners. we would sanction people involved in cyber attacks against the united states and interfering in our elections. mr. tillerson: the threat of cyber attacks is a broad issue. those are coming from many corners of the world. certainly this most recent manifestation and i think the new threat posed in terms of how russia has used this as a tool, that introduces even another element of threat. cyber attacks are occurring from many nations. senator rubio: no matter where they come from. if they come from belgium or france, if someone is conducting cyber attacks against the united states an
mr. tillerson: yes. senator rubio: if congress passed the bill imposing mandatory visa bans and asset free sanctions on persons who engage in significant activities under mining the private or public infrastructure and democratic institutions in the united states would you advise the president to sign it? mr. tillerson: i would certainly want to examine all the corners, all four corners of that. >> those are the four corners. we would sanction people involved in cyber attacks against the...
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mr. president, separately, this morning i had the honor of introducing mr. rex tillerson, president-elect trump's nominee to be secretary of state at his confirmation hearing before the foreign relations committee. i was joined by my colleague, senator cruz from texas, former senator sam nunn and former secretary of defense mr. gates. all of us said that mr. tillerson is an inspired and outstanding appointment by president-elect trump. i have come to learn that mr. tillerson is a person that i both respect and admire the longer i've gotten to know him. he's proven over the deck -- over decades' long career in the top echelons of a large global company that he has what it takes to represent the united states on the world stage. true to this point, his client or his responsibility has been toward shareholders of the company he's represented. but i have every confidence he can transfer that same sort of dill jebs, that same sort of -- diligence, that same sort of acumen and those relationships from which a large multinational corporation has benefited now to th
mr. president, separately, this morning i had the honor of introducing mr. rex tillerson, president-elect trump's nominee to be secretary of state at his confirmation hearing before the foreign relations committee. i was joined by my colleague, senator cruz from texas, former senator sam nunn and former secretary of defense mr. gates. all of us said that mr. tillerson is an inspired and outstanding appointment by president-elect trump. i have come to learn that mr. tillerson is a person that i...
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>> welcome, mr. tillerson. do you believe during the 2016 presidential campaign russian intelligence services directed a campaign of active measures involving the hacking of e-mails, strategic leak of e-mails, use of internet troels and dissemination of fake news with the goal of dem grating candidate and involved in the process. >> i haven't received my clearance yet. however i did read the inner agency report released on january 6th. that report clearly is troubling. and indicates that all of the actions you described were undertaken. >> based on your knowledge, of russian leaders and russian politics, do you believe these activity could have happened without the knowledge an consent of vladimir putin? >> i'm not in a position to make that determination. again, that's indicated in the report. but i know there's additional classified information that -- >> mr. tillerson, you have engaged in significant activity in russia. i'm sure you areware that very few things major proportion happen in that country without
>> welcome, mr. tillerson. do you believe during the 2016 presidential campaign russian intelligence services directed a campaign of active measures involving the hacking of e-mails, strategic leak of e-mails, use of internet troels and dissemination of fake news with the goal of dem grating candidate and involved in the process. >> i haven't received my clearance yet. however i did read the inner agency report released on january 6th. that report clearly is troubling. and indicates...
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mr. tillerson: yes. sen. rubio: if congress imposed visa bans and sanctions on persons who undermined the server security and public and private infrastructure of thecratic institutions in united states, would you advise the president to sign it? mr. tillerson: i would certainly want to examine all four corners of that. sen. rubio: those are the four corners. we would sanction people involved in separate attacks against the united states and interfering in our elections. mr. tillerson: the cyber attacks throughout -- those are coming from many corners of the world. certainly, this most recent manifestation -- and i think the new threat posed, in terms of how russia has used this as a tool -- that introduces even another element of threat. but several attacks are occurring from many nations. sen. rubio: no matter where they come from. if they come from belgium, if they come from france, if someone is conducting cyber attacks against the united states, and we pass a law that authorizes sanctions and impose
mr. tillerson: yes. sen. rubio: if congress imposed visa bans and sanctions on persons who undermined the server security and public and private infrastructure of thecratic institutions in united states, would you advise the president to sign it? mr. tillerson: i would certainly want to examine all four corners of that. sen. rubio: those are the four corners. we would sanction people involved in separate attacks against the united states and interfering in our elections. mr. tillerson: the...
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senator rubio. >> welcome, mr. tillerson. do you believe during the 2016 presidential campaign russian intelligence services directed a campaign of active measures involving the hacking of e-mails, the strategic leak of these e-mails, the use of internet trolls, and the dissemination of fake news with the goal of denigrating a president candidate and undermining our democratic process? >> senator, i have had no classified briefings, i have no clearance yet. however i did read the interagency report. that report is troubling and indicates all the actions you subscribed were undertaken. >> based on your knowledge of russian leaders and russian politics, do you believe these activities could have happened without the knowledge and the consent of vladimir putin? >> i'm not in a position to be able to make that determination. again, that's indicated in the report. but i know there's additional classified information that might inform my view. >> you've engaged in significant business activities in russia. i'm sure you're aware tha
senator rubio. >> welcome, mr. tillerson. do you believe during the 2016 presidential campaign russian intelligence services directed a campaign of active measures involving the hacking of e-mails, the strategic leak of these e-mails, the use of internet trolls, and the dissemination of fake news with the goal of denigrating a president candidate and undermining our democratic process? >> senator, i have had no classified briefings, i have no clearance yet. however i did read the...
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>> welcome, mr. tillerson. do you believe during the 2016 election campaign russian intelligence officials conducted a campaign involving the hacking of e-mails, the leak of these e-mails, use of internet trolls and dissemination of fake news to undermine our election process? >> senator, i have had no unclassified briefings because i've not received my clearance yet, however, i did read the interagency report that was released on january the 6th. that report clearly is troubling and indicates that all of the actions you just described were undertaken. >> based on your knowledge of russian leaders and russian politics, do you believe these activities could have happened without the knowledge and consent of vladimir putin? >> i am not in a position to be able to make that determination. ago again, that's indicated in the report but there's additional classified information that might -- >> mr. tillerson, you've engaged in significant business activities in russia. i'm sure you're aware very few things of a major
>> welcome, mr. tillerson. do you believe during the 2016 election campaign russian intelligence officials conducted a campaign involving the hacking of e-mails, the leak of these e-mails, use of internet trolls and dissemination of fake news to undermine our election process? >> senator, i have had no unclassified briefings because i've not received my clearance yet, however, i did read the interagency report that was released on january the 6th. that report clearly is troubling...
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this hearing is about mr. tillerson and mr. tillerson's views, but i think we're going to have some specific questions because of statements made by mr. trufr. but we do want to hear your views particularly as it relates to many of the challenges that chairman corker went through in his opening statement. it's a pleasure to have you in our committee and thank you very much for your years of public service and secretarygate, thank you for your service and you honor our committee by being here today and i also want to once again welcome our new colleagues, senator portman, senator young. i've worked with all pour of you before in different capacities and i know your commitment to national security and foreign policy. i know you'll all be great additions the our committee and i want to acknowledge senator king, and we thank you for your interest in this hearing and i told you in this private meeting. it's not easy to put yourself forward as you found a sense your nomination has been brought forward, your life has changed pretty dr
this hearing is about mr. tillerson and mr. tillerson's views, but i think we're going to have some specific questions because of statements made by mr. trufr. but we do want to hear your views particularly as it relates to many of the challenges that chairman corker went through in his opening statement. it's a pleasure to have you in our committee and thank you very much for your years of public service and secretarygate, thank you for your service and you honor our committee by being here...
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mr. tillerson we have much to disgust. if confirmed you will be assuming your job at a consequence time. i believe that the united states stands at a turn point in history. national power, economic, diplomatic redefined across the globe. international institutions and international financial economic orders are under distress. climate change is causing irreparable harm. there's a determination that our support for american values is uncertain. and clearly, candidate trump added to that uncertainty. we have global challenges, the middle east is under j going a period of unprecedented-- iran is with the united states and its allies, there are no less than three civil wars in this part of the world. u.s. leadership is not only to support movement toward negotiated political settlements. six years after the hope of our spring, the region entered into a long winter in which many governments are back sliding in inclusive politics for civil society and open economies. the fractured middle east underscores by fundamental belief th
mr. tillerson we have much to disgust. if confirmed you will be assuming your job at a consequence time. i believe that the united states stands at a turn point in history. national power, economic, diplomatic redefined across the globe. international institutions and international financial economic orders are under distress. climate change is causing irreparable harm. there's a determination that our support for american values is uncertain. and clearly, candidate trump added to that...
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thank you mr. tillerson and thank you, mr. chairman. >> bill: this is a big day of news not just in washington but here in new york city. the tillerson hearing continues now and perhaps some of the more interesting headlines is asked whether or not vladimir putin is a war criminal. his answer i will not use that term. many of these senators will be drilling down on the russian relationship with the united states. how he would deal with vladimir putin. we are not likely to ever be friends but there is scope to have a different relationship. suggesting he has been there often, knows the russian people. dialogue is critical. from the tillerson hearing so far, that seems to be the headline as we wait, martha, for donald trump's first press conference in several months. >> martha: also significant with senator corker stepped in and asked rex tillerson if it were to be substantiated to you the list of crimes that were just enumerateed by marco rubio and could be linked to vladimir putin would you call him a war criminal? he said yes
thank you mr. tillerson and thank you, mr. chairman. >> bill: this is a big day of news not just in washington but here in new york city. the tillerson hearing continues now and perhaps some of the more interesting headlines is asked whether or not vladimir putin is a war criminal. his answer i will not use that term. many of these senators will be drilling down on the russian relationship with the united states. how he would deal with vladimir putin. we are not likely to ever be friends...
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>> apologies for that, mr. tillerson. maybe answer the question unimpeded. >> i've found the russians to be very strategic in their thinking, very tactical, and they generally have a very clear plan that they've laid before them. so in terms of when i make the statement they're not unpredictable, if one is able to step back and understand what their long term motivation is and you see that they're going to chart a course, then it's an understanding of how are they likely to carry that plan out, and where are all of the elements of that plan that are on the table. and in my view the leadership of russia has a plan. it is a geographic plan that is in front of them. and they are taking actions to implement that plan. they're judging responses and then they're making the next step in the plan based upon the response. and in that regard they are not unpredictable. if russia does not receive an adequate response to an action, they will execute the next step of the plan. >> so be a little more specific. summarize that plan you s
>> apologies for that, mr. tillerson. maybe answer the question unimpeded. >> i've found the russians to be very strategic in their thinking, very tactical, and they generally have a very clear plan that they've laid before them. so in terms of when i make the statement they're not unpredictable, if one is able to step back and understand what their long term motivation is and you see that they're going to chart a course, then it's an understanding of how are they likely to carry...
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my comments today are on mr. sessions and mr. tillerson. yesterday on c-span during commencement at some university, alabama or thereabouts, he made a statement that he took a job as an old black school. that is problematic. since i guys and how are we have not had all black or all white schools. he said that he worked there. he's not a black person. it is rather problematic to me that there are still black elementary schools in this callry and that he would it as one and that he would go there and teach as a white man. this is not correct. tillerson. had this rather unique relationship with one of our main enemies, mr. putin. he unfortunately is taking a very problematic course. warlike action in the ukraine. particular in syria where he has been bombing civilians. madenk mr. putin has erroneous decisions on his matters to intervene in civil wars. i give mr. obama credit for holding off and not taking part in any serious war action other than some out things that he did. as opposed to libya in which we bombed. libya of course, their leader
my comments today are on mr. sessions and mr. tillerson. yesterday on c-span during commencement at some university, alabama or thereabouts, he made a statement that he took a job as an old black school. that is problematic. since i guys and how are we have not had all black or all white schools. he said that he worked there. he's not a black person. it is rather problematic to me that there are still black elementary schools in this callry and that he would it as one and that he would go there...
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and so i'm sure that mr. tillerson is going to be probed on all of these subjects, how he views russia, how he views sanctions, what are the prospects of a good relationship with russia. and he's going to face a very skeptical panel on capitol hill. >> on that very topic here, p.j., as we look as those confirmation hearings happening in just a handful of days, now with what has been said by president-elect trump and what came out on friday with that declassified section of the report or that report itself, five pages really of meat, will that make it more difficult for tillerson here? he is going to be the person that many of these senators will be directing those who are not supportive of president-elect's statements about the intel report, tillerson may now have to answer those very questions. >> well, i mean, it is an odd kind of situation, richard, in that normally familiarity with a country like russia, familiarity with the leadership of that country, you know, would be seen as an asset, you know, for a
and so i'm sure that mr. tillerson is going to be probed on all of these subjects, how he views russia, how he views sanctions, what are the prospects of a good relationship with russia. and he's going to face a very skeptical panel on capitol hill. >> on that very topic here, p.j., as we look as those confirmation hearings happening in just a handful of days, now with what has been said by president-elect trump and what came out on friday with that declassified section of the report or...